Hello first of all I just discovered I have a Problem and need some tips or fixes, thought of coming here.
Problem:
I have 2 x 4GB Sticks of Crucial Ballistix RAM and recently noticed I only get 4GB when I checked in Taskmanager. CPU-Z shows that 8GB are build in the System but that it is in Single Channel Mode.
I noticed it when extracting a .zip file and my YouTube Video started stuttering. It hasn't always been like this, I remember seing 8GB and everything was fine.
PC Specs:
Windows 7 SP1 Professional
NVidia GTX 550Ti Cyclone II
AMD Athlon II X4 630 @ 2.80GHz (not OC)
2x4GB DDR3-1333 Crucial Ballistix RAM
ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 Motherboard
SandDisk 240GB SSD
Noname 500W PSU
What I've Tried:
-I have been looking everywhere in the BIOS to change the RAM settings to Dual Channel but couldn't find anything
-Checking the RAM Slots individualy:
So it works in Slots 1+3 with both Sticks Only. I also switched them -> Both Sticks work, but only Single Channel = 4GB
Then I tried every Slot with 1 Stick only and NO Slot worked.
I included some Pictures of my BIOS and my Taskmanager (Sorry that it is german)
I fear that either my Motherboard (relativly new ~1year) or my CPU (dunno how old, boought used in PC) is broken, what do you guys think?
Thanks for your Help in advance and greetings from Germany!
~Nupid